The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-01
THE PROFESSOR.
nraphic Sketch Of an Interesting
Character.


Not the least wonderful thing about
.he profcssor is the fact. which he him
~ would be the first to acknowledge.
~, he is my friend Two persons
,nore completely unlike could hardly
- found than the professor and my
III have often wondered how y
as that we became as intimate As We
now are. and yet ! can give no reason
.ble reason for il. must represent
u the professor a gulf Of yawning ig-
rorancc. His knowledge begins 50 FAR
.hove where mine ends, that il i inn
rossible for us to have any extended
conversation on any subject with which
u 4 familiar. He is the author OF
MANY works that are text books IN the
h;oher branches Of science lie gave
~ he latest volume he had pub
l;shed. and | took il 10 my London
HOLDINGS and tried hard 70 read even
~ fr-t page. 1t was Of no use
might As wei have tried 70 wade across
tbe Atlantic. 1t was too deep for me
Next time met him. l said:
Professor. l read that interesting
volume az yours last night Couldn't
nut il down till l had finished Il
The professor Frightened up. - am
glad you liked il. he said.
..Still have one fault 70 find with
Il, II Is too simple. You should re-
member that you are not writing for
children but for grown up men. Why
don, you write something learned and
deep2'
The professor sighed.
Your criticism is just" he admit
ted: .'but you see ! am only on the
threshold Of knowledge often think
It il presumption in me TO write AZ All.
and would not have issued the book
gave you were il not for the urging Of
the publishers and some 81 my friends
OF course you noticed the error ia that
calculation on page 1852"
Certainly. suppose You claim
that was mistake Of the printer?
.-Oh. not at all. The mistake was
mine. and the more inexcusable. as
corrected the proofs u the invesuga,
tons in which am At present engaged
are successful. l hope to produce q
book that will meet the approsal =. ~
my friends. Did You notice any other
errors in the book?'
MY dear professor. haven't you
lcoxn mo lonr enough to be aware
that can't read page o. .na' pcoN ~
understand = line Of ~ mdn ' Know ".
any thing Of the error on Pase -
or"
Page l0S," corrected the Proies-
scr.
..well. page 10s. then. Itwculd take
me years 20 get up 70 the preface %
that book-in fact, ! doubt Il ever
would reach there"
Then your CRITICS ms" began the
professor. rcproachfully. ''were pure
bcsh." admitted.
The professor looked At me over BIZ
glasses. = w. ! habit Of his. and said
nothing. He thought such trlfling viii
N ser;ors +. s,A;ect - science was ut
terly beneath the dignity Of any sane
man. and indeed it WAS
Although the Professor Is one Of th'
most genial men syer knew he l
completely devoid Of any sense Of hu
NOR.
One evening at the professors room
: mutual friend told . very funny story
II was 80 evident that the professor
did not see any thing funny about ]
that | proposed 10 should try and ex
plain Il 70 him. The mutual friens
analysed Il; took Il apart. bit BY Bit
and explained where the point Of th
yarn was. aud 70 assist him drew
diagram on ! sheet Of paper. Tn
professor listened with that intense u